Moravian missionary movement

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The Moravian missionary movement was an 18th-century Protestant outreach initiative, rooted in the Moravian Church, that became one of the earliest and most far-reaching global missionary efforts in Christian history.

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Moravian Protestantism 1

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instanceOf Christian missionary movement
Protestant missionary movement
religious movement
aim establishment of self-sustaining Christian communities
spread of the Christian gospel worldwide
centralNode Herrnhut community NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
foundedBy Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf NERFINISHED
Renewed Moravian Church at Herrnhut NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic communal organization of mission settlements
emphasis on personal piety
emphasis on the blood and wounds of Christ
focus on marginalized and enslaved populations
long-term residential mission strategy
support through European congregational giving
transnational missionary networks
use of lay workers rather than only ordained clergy
hasMainOrgan Moravian Church NERFINISHED
hasMotto the Lamb has conquered; let us follow Him
inception 1732
influenced Evangelical Revival NERFINISHED
John Wesley NERFINISHED
Methodist missionary movement
modern Protestant missions
languageOfMission Dutch
English
German
notableFor continuous prayer watch associated with missions
early global Protestant missionary outreach
missionary work in Greenland
missionary work in Labrador
missionary work in North America
missionary work in South Africa
missionary work in Suriname
missionary work in the Danish West Indies
sending lay missionaries
work among enslaved Africans in the Caribbean
organizedAround mission boards of the Moravian Church
parentOrganization Moravian Church NERFINISHED
partOf history of Christian missions
history of the Moravian Church
placeOfOrigin Herrnhut NERFINISHED
Saxony NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Moravian Church NERFINISHED
Protestantism
startTime 18th century
theologicalBasis Lutheran influences
Pietism NERFINISHED
Reformed influences

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Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf influenced Moravian missionary movement
Mískitu hasReligion Moravian missionary movement
this entity surface form: Moravian Protestantism